In a disjointed press briefing Friday morning on the South Lawn of the White House, President Donald Trump demanded that reporters stop talking about him and deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein and focus on Bill Clinton’s association with Epstein instead.
“I have nothing to do with the guy!” Trump said when pressed about his connection to the late sex offender. He quickly pivoted, blasting reporters for ignoring other powerful names linked to Epstein. “They should focus on the fact that Barack Hussein Obama led a coup,” Trump said, before bringing up former President Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. “Bill Clinton, who you know very well, and lots of other friends — really close friends of Jeffrey… Summers should be spoken about.”
The comments came as Trump headed to Scotland, dodging mounting questions about Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and a deepening investigation on Capitol Hill. Just this week, a House subcommittee voted to subpoena all documents tied to the Epstein case.
Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal published a damning profile on Trump’s past dealings with Epstein — including a suspicious note that sent Trump into a tailspin, threatening to sue the paper.
When asked about Maxwell — Epstein’s longtime associate who is now talking with the Justice Department — Trump didn’t rule out a pardon. Instead, he praised his former defense attorney Todd Blanche, now a DOJ official involved in the case.
“A great attorney,” Trump said, before pivoting again: “You ought to be speaking about Larry Summers. You ought to be speaking about some of his friends that are hedge fund guys… You ought to be speaking about Bill Clinton, who went to the island 28 times. I never went to the island.”
When asked about a rumor that he wrote Epstein a birthday letter, Trump flatly denied it. “I don’t even know what they’re talking about,” he said. “Now, somebody could have written a letter and used my name, but that’s happened a lot.”
Trump then launched into a familiar rant about the Russia probe, “the fake dossier,” and Democrats, calling them “a bunch of sick people.”
What he didn’t do: deny that Maxwell might get a pardon.
Critics say Trump is trying to run interference — using Blanche’s dual roles in the DOJ and Trump’s legal team to cloud the case. His refusal to shut down the idea of clemency for Maxwell only adds to the heat.
Watch the clip below from Fox News.
Trump on Epstein: People should focus on the fact that Obama led a coup… I have nothing to do with the guy🤔
He's guilty AF. He's trying to cover up so hard. pic.twitter.com/17gBz8Y1Qw
— Ron Smith (@Ronxyz00) July 25, 2025
